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About Gerry Bulfin

Gerry Bulfin is a licensed water treatment contractor and consultant based in Santa Cruz California and founder and owner of Clean Water Systems and Stores Inc. Gerry is a long time member of the National Ground Water Association, the American Water Works Association (AWWA) and the Water Quality Association (WQA).

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Very Pleased with Service and Neutralizer

Dear Clean Water Store, Very pleased with your service and acid neutralizer.  Delivery was prompt, less than one week from when my order was placed.  Installation was easy, taking your recommendation to minimize copper pipe from the well tank to the neutralizer.  Cut out the copper pipe and replaced with PVC.  Used flex hoses to minimize … Continue reading Very Pleased with Service and Neutralizer

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Treating Cloudy (Turbid) Water Without Chemicals

We recently received a letter from a concerned mother experiencing cloudy water in her home.  She was a bit worried about the possible health effects of turbid water and put off by the idea of bathing her kids in water cloudy, sediment-filled water. She had called her local specialists but was not excited about their … Continue reading Treating Cloudy (Turbid) Water Without Chemicals

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Instructional Video: Determining Pipe Size with the String Method

Earlier this week we explained how to determine your pipe sizes by using the string method.  Today we went ahead and made a short complementary video for you visual learners out there.   We plan to make more of these videos for all sorts of water treatment procedures, so we'd love to hear your feedback … Continue reading Instructional Video: Determining Pipe Size with the String Method

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Turned Out to Be a Relatively Neat Installation

Hi Folks, Turned out to be a relatively neat installation.  Greensand on right and softener on left. Robert W. Brunswick, Maine

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What’s the Difference Between Fine Mesh Resin and Standard Resin When Removing Iron?

Earlier this week, one of our customers wrote to us to ask about the difference between fine mesh and standard resin for removing iron with a water softener. Generally, we recommend an iron filter to remove iron, but in certain cases, a water softener will do the trick, too. That is if your water's pH … Continue reading What’s the Difference Between Fine Mesh Resin and Standard Resin When Removing Iron?

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Confident That We Will Get Many More Years of Service from Your Valve

Hi Brett and Company, Thanks again for your assistance and advice with my system.  The parts that you sent were easy to install and the worn out O-rings were gone. All is back to normal and I am confident that we will get many more years of service from your valve. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge … Continue reading Confident That We Will Get Many More Years of Service from Your Valve

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Pipe Sizes

Knowing your pipes' sizes is crucial to selecting or installing the right water treatment system for your well and plumbing system.  Unfortunately, the sea of pipe sizes can be a bit tricky to navigate, due to the fact that pipe sizes don't actually reflect their true dimensions. The reason for this – for those interested … Continue reading Pipe Sizes

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Hiring a Pro versus Installing Your Water System Yourself

When looking into water filtration systems for your home well water system, there are a few important questions you've got to ask yourself. We've gone over many of them here on this blog – usually, we're talking about flow rates, pipe diameters, and other fun things like that. Today, however, we want to discuss an … Continue reading Hiring a Pro versus Installing Your Water System Yourself

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Pleased with Delivery and Installation

Here is the install of our MangOx tank. We are pleased with the delivery and installation. Hoping it removes the iron. Thanks. Ralph F.Wooster, OH

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Wife Now Prefers Water to Any Soda

Since I installed your PC-6 Ultra-violet sterilizer, the quality of my well water has greatly improved.  It kills viruses and smelly bacteria.  My wife told me that she'd rather drink the clear, smooth and soft water than any of the coke types.  I installed it in a place where I could conveniently change the UV … Continue reading Wife Now Prefers Water to Any Soda

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